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Company Description

In Sweden, Vattenfall Värme delivers district heating, district cooling, and steam to industries, property owners, and residential customers in fifteen municipalities. We provide sustainable heating to around 200,000 Swedish households and heat, cooling, and steam to industrial customers. We actively work according to a clear plan to reduce fossil emissions in our cities, our own heat production, and from our suppliers, with the goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2040. We are particularly proud that our main product, district heating, plays such an important role in the energy transition and the new circular society.

About the Role

Are you a proactive person who easily adapts to new conditions? Do you want to be part of the journey towards a fossil-free society with us? We are now looking for a person for a shift position as an Operations Technician for our operations in Motala.

About the Position

As a shift Operations Technician, you will be part of a team of eight people working in a modern environment. The job involves operating the facilities optimally, performing operator maintenance, and solving problems in the facilities as needed. Our base load boilers are fueled with solid fuel and biofuel.

Your tasks will also include participating in revision, investment, and development projects. Currently, we apply a 2-shift system with periods of daytime work and on-call duty where solo work (monitoring) occurs. When performing your work with us, safety, environment, energy, and economy are always in mind. It is important that you live in Motala or nearby, as we have response times during on-call duty.

Requirements

Who are you?

We are looking for someone with relevant education in the field. Certification as an Operations Technician is an advantage. We prefer that you have experience from operating facilities in smaller operational organizations and maintenance work. Experience with on-call duty, solid fuel, and power production is advantageous. Courses in occupational safety, safety work, environmental training, refrigeration training, etc., are also advantageous. Experience with and knowledge of electrical installations is a plus.

As a person, you are stable and have the ability to adapt to emerging situations responsibly. Furthermore, you are proactive and driven by a results-oriented approach.

For the role, it is important that you are communicative and value collaboration along with a strong safety mindset. Your working style is structured, your communication is clear, and you have the ability to solve problems. You have good knowledge of Swedish in both spoken and written form. A B driver's license is a requirement.

Additional Information

We Offer

With us, you will be part of a friendly team with competent colleagues. The organization is engaged and motivated and faces several exciting challenges. We offer a varied job, modern leadership, and many points of contact. It is a given for us that life as a whole should come together; we place great importance on you finding a balance between work and leisure and offer attractive employee benefits. As an employee at Vattenfall Värme, you will be involved in creating the heating of the future and shaping tomorrow's fossil-free energy society.

Location: Motala

We have two main sites; one in Motala and one in Askersund.

Curious? Here’s how to learn more!

For further information about the position, please contact the recruiting manager Berit Sanded at 070 329 5121. For information about the recruitment process, please contact recruiter Johan Macdonald at [email protected], 073 085 27 63. Due to holidays and public holidays, we are unable to answer questions during week 51 and week 1, but will be back on January 7, 2026.

Warm welcome with your application! You can apply quickly and easily by answering selection questions and attaching your CV. The deadline for applications is January 18, 2026. Selection and interviews will take place after the application deadline. We do not accept applications via email.

Union representatives are Stefan Andersson - Akademikerna, Kjell Karlsson - Ledarna, Jan Svensson - SEKO, and Patrik Nenzén - Unionen. You can reach all of them via Vattenfall's switchboard at 08 739 50 00.

We are convinced that diversity contributes to building a more profitable and attractive company and strive to be good role models regarding diversity. Vattenfall actively works to ensure that all employees have the same opportunities and rights regardless of age, ethnic or cultural background, gender identity, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or disability.

Working at Vattenfall means working with critical infrastructure. Therefore, many of our positions are security classified, and you may be subject to military placement.

If this position is security classified, a security clearance will be conducted before employment, in accordance with the Security Protection Act. Any military placement will be supported by the employment contract and the Total Defense Duty Act.

This is us, your new colleagues

In Sweden, Vattenfall Värme delivers district heating, district cooling, and steam to industries, property owners, and residential customers in fifteen municipalities. We provide sustainable heating to around 200,000 Swedish households and heat, cooling, and steam to industrial customers. We actively work according to a clear plan to reduce fossil emissions in our cities, our own heat production, and from our suppliers, with the goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2040. We are particularly proud that our main product, district heating, plays such an important role in the energy transition and the new circular society.